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D. DILLON.

PAN. No. 338,939. Patented Mar. 30, 1886.

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DANIEL DILLON, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 338,939, dated March 30, 1886.

Application tiled August 6, 1885. Serial No. 173,791.

' .T0 @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL DILLoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fans, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the ac companying drawings.

My invention relates to fans, and more particularly to that class that may be movedfrom place to place, as the occasion or circumstances may require the object being to provide a fan which shall be simple in its construction, one that will require but a very little exertion or power to operate, and one that may be manufactured and supplied at a slight cost.

XVith these ends in view, the invention consists in the improved construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a fan embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a modification.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures, A A represent supporting-beams, which are connected by. the bars B B, said supportingbeams being arranged to leave a space between them. C represents a standard, which is secured to the outer side of the beam A at its lower end and extends upwardly therefrom, said standard being braced by a diagonally arranged bar, a. Secured to the upper end of the standard C, and extending inwardly therefrom, is an arm, D, which is braced by a diagonally-arranged strip or rod, b. J ournaled between the bars B B is atreadle, D', to the rear side of which, near one end thereof, is attached an arm, E, which extends rearwardly from said treadle. A block or strip, c, is secured to the inner edge of the brace a, and pivoted to said brace a midway its ends is a lever, F, which is connected at its forward end with the outer end of the arm E by means of a rod, G. It will thus be seen that when the treadle is rocked or operated it will, through its connection with the lever F, rock the said lever. Upon the inner edge of the brace b is pivoted a bell-crank lever, H, which is connected with the rear end of the lever F by (No model.)

means of a rod, K, and a pin or bolt. To the outer end of the arm D is journaled a depending rod, J, to the lower end of which is attached a fan, while its upper end, which extends aslight distance above the point at which it is pivoted, is connected with the other arm of the bell-crank lever H by means of a rod, I.

The operation is as follows: The treadle is rocked or operated, which action causes the rear end of the lever E to be raised and lowered. The lever E in rising and lowering causes the upper arm of the bell-crank lever to be moved back and forth, thus causing the rod carrying the fan to be actuated through the rod connecting the bell-crank lever and said rod.

The device before described is simple in its construction, may be manufactured and supplied at a slight cost, is strong and durable, and thoroughly effective for the purposes intended. Further than this it may be operated with but little exertion, and with but a minimum expenditure of power.

rlhe device in the form described herein is peculiarly adapted for small families, the base or treadle of which can be placed under the table and operated by a person while the fam ily are eating, it being light and portable, and easily moved from place to place, as circumstances may require.

The device can be adapted to very long tables, as shown in Fig. 2, by providing two upright standards at each end of the table, and connecting them together by means of a horizontal bar at their upper ends. The bell` crank lever is pivoted to one of the standards, and connected at its upper end to a rod which. runs parallel with thehorizontal bar above the same, and having pivoted to said rod and bar a series of downwardly-extending fan-arms adapted to be moved back and forth by motion transmitted through the rod and bell-crank lever.

In lieu of the treadle a lever may be provided, adapted to operate the device by hand, and other changes in detail of construction and form and proportion of parts can be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The lower end of the fan-rod may have a cross-bar, from which may be suspended a sheet or sheets of paper or other material, and two or more fans arranged on each side thereof to add to the effectiveness of the device, all as clearly shown.

In order to define the nature and scope of the present invention, I would state that heretofore it has been 'proposed to provide a fan attachment with an upright movably secured to a table and having a horizontal arm and a fan-rod operated by a cord connected to a treadle, and also, that a combined fan and clothes-rack hasbeen provided with an upf right having a base and a treadle and a horizontal vertically-adjustable clothes rack or frame mounted on said upright, and having a brushrod operated by cords connected to said treadle. I am aware that it is also old to have a series of fans pivoted to the ceiling of a room and operated by a bent lever1 mounted in a hanger connected to a cord secured to a treadle. My invention differs from these in the fact that my fan has a base with a treadle mountedY therein, and which carries but a single standard which has a bellcrank lever pivoted thereto, a fan-rod, and a connecting-rod between said fan-rod and bell-crank lever, which isconnected to the treadle by rods and an oscillating pivoted lever, thus providinga device which is very light and portable, and easily moved and transported from one place to another.

rIhe point on which I lay special claim resides in the fact that my fan is portable, and

' can be transported from place to place without disarranging or detaching any of the parts. It is always in position for action, and requires no previous adjustment to set it in motion.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The base, standard G, and outwardly-extending horizontal arm D, in combination with the vertical fan-shaft J, pivoted at an intermediate point of its length to the arm D, a rod, I, connecting with the upper end of shaft J, a triangular frame, H, or bell-crank lever pivoted at one of its angles to the standard and connecting at another of its angles with the rod I, a vertical rod, K, connecting with the last angle of the frame H, an oscillating lever, F, pivoted at an intermediate point and connecting at one end with the lower end of u 2. The herein-described portable fan comprising the base A, and a horizontal treadle, D, mounted thereon, in combination with the vertical standard C, secured to the base, an inclined brace, a, connecting the standard and base, an arm, E, carried by the treadle-shaft, a rod, G, connecting at its lower end with the arm E, an oscillating lever, F, pivoted near its center to the brace a, and at its rear end pivoted to the upper end of `rod G, a vertical rod, K, extending lengthwise along the stand ard G and pivoted to the outer or front end of the lever F, an arm, D, extending horizontally outward from the upper end of standard C, a bracebar, I), connecting the latter with the arm D, a bell-crank lever, H, pivoted intermediately to the brace-bar b and connecting at one of its angles to the upper end of rod K, ahorizontal rod, I, connecting with the up per end of the bell-crank lever, and the fanshaft J, pivoted intermediately of its length to the outer end of the bar D and connecting at its upper end to the outer end of the rod I, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence'of two witnesses.

DANIEL DILLON.

Witnesses:

H. C. MoBRooM, J Aeon STAUB. 

